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Hotplate and residual heat indicators
The hotplate and residual heat indicators
hotplate is warm:
Hotplate indicator - during operation, shortly after you have
■
switched on a hotplate.
Setting the hob
This section informs you how to set the hotplates. The table
shows heat settings and cooking times for various meals.
Switching the hob on and off
You can switch the hob on and off with the hotplate controls.
Table of cooking times
The following table provides some examples.
Cooking times and heat settings may vary depending on the
type of food, its weight and quality. Deviations are therefore
possible.
Melting
Butter, gelatine
Heating and keeping warm
Stew (e.g. lentil stew)
Milk**
Poaching, simmering
Dumplings
Fish
White sauces, e.g. béchamel sauce
Boiling, steaming, braising
Rice (with double the quantity of water)
Unpeeled boiled potatoes
Boiled potatoes
Pasta, noodles
Stew, soups
Vegetables and frozen vegetables
Cooking in a pressure cooker
Braising
Roulades
Pot roasts
Goulash
Frying**
Escalope, plain or breaded
Chop, plain or breaded
Steak (3 cm thick)
Fish and fish fillet, plain or breaded
Fish and fish fillet, breaded and frozen, e.g. fish fingers
Stir fry, frozen
Pancakes
* Ongoing cooking without lid
** Without lid
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light up when a
Residual heat indicator - after cooking, when the hotplate is
■
still warm.
You can use the residual heat to save energy, e.g. to keep a
small dish warm or to melt chocolate.
Setting a hotplate
Adjust the heat setting of the hotplates using the hotplate
controls.
Heat setting 1 = lowest setting
Heat setting 9 = highest setting
Note: Hotplate temperature is regulated by the heat switching
on and off. The heat may also switch on and off at the highest
setting.
For bringing liquids to the boil, use heat setting 9.
Stir thick liquids occasionally.
Ongoing cooking
setting
1
1
1-2
3-4*
3*
1
3
3-4
3-4
5*
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
3-4
6-7
6-7
7-8
4-5
6-7
6-7
5-6
Ongoing cooking
time in minutes
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-
-
20-30 min
10-15 min
3-6 min
15-30 min
25-30 min
15-25 min
6-10 min
15-60 min
10-20 min
-
50-60 min
60-100 min
50-60 min
6-10 min
8-12 min
8-12 min
8-20 min
8-12 min
6-10 min
consecutively
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